Ridersdicount.com Revs Up eBay Sales and Expands Online Exposure with ChannelAdvisor’s Multichannel E-Commerce Software

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – February 7, 2012 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – ChannelAdvisor, a global e-commerce software platform provider that enables retailers to sell more across online channels, today announced that Ridersdicount.com, an international powersports parts, apparel and accessories retailer, has improved its performance on eBay and expanded its overall online exposure since launching ChannelAdvisor’s Marketplaces and Paid Search solutions.

Due to ChannelAdvisor’s work with more than 150 automotive and powersports sellers, the software company is widely recognized as the premier powersports e-commerce solution provider.

Ridersdiscount.com is one such retailer that relies on ChannelAdvisor’s Marketplaces solution for optimal online exposure on eBay. ChannelAdvisor’s technology automates the product-listing process to simplify and increase online sales. Similarly, ChannelAdvisor’s Paid Search solution generates profitable keywords and manages keyword bids for the powersports retailer. Based on the positive results these expert solutions have provided thus far, Ridersdiscount.com plans to expand to other marketplaces and ramp up on the comparison shopping channel with ChannelAdvisor to maximize its e-commerce business.

“We are dedicated to providing the best online shopping experience for our customers, and ChannelAdvisor helps us do just that,” said Ridersdiscount.com Partner and COO Brian Gibson. “ChannelAdvisor’s technology has helped us expand our online operations to ensure that shoppers find our products quickly and easily, which is a necessity in this competitive industry.”

ChannelAdvisor is exhibiting at Dealer Expo at the Indianapolis Convention Center on February 17-19, 2012. Request a meeting or visit booth #5042 during the show to learn more about ChannelAdvisor. For complete information on ChannelAdvisor’s e-commerce software platform visit: www.channeladvisor.com/solutions/the-platform/.

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About ChannelAdvisor
ChannelAdvisor is a global e-commerce platform provider that helps retailers be seen and sell more online through channels such as marketplaces, paid search and comparison shopping, and with webstores and rich media solutions. Widely respected as a trusted advisor for more than 3,000 top e-commerce brands, ChannelAdvisor calms the chaos of online selling by enabling retailers to submit one inventory feed to the ChannelAdvisor platform where it is translated to fit the specifications of hundreds of e-commerce channels and distributed accordingly. In 2011, ChannelAdvisor managed more than $3 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) on behalf of retailers of all sizes including Dell, Brookstone, Under Armour and more than 30 percent of the Internet Retailer Top 500 online retailers. ChannelAdvisor is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC with offices in New York, Seattle, Australia, Ireland, Germany and the United Kingdom. For further information, visit www.channeladvisor.com.

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Mission Motors Unveils Mission R Electric Racing Superbike

New factory racer features latest MissionEVT technology, will race in TTXGP

LONG BEACH, CA – December 17, 2010 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Today at the Long Beach International Motorcycle Show, Mission Motors unveiled the Mission R, the company’s new electric racing superbike. Featuring the company’s latest powertrain technology and an entirely new race-ready design, the motorcycle will lead the company’s upcoming 2011 racing program.

“We are excited to announce the Mission R, our compact and powerful factory electric racebike,” said Mission Motors’ Founder Edward West. “This bike represents the culmination of all the company’s learning in both electric powertrains and motorcycle engineering, and is the purest expression of electric performance.”

The Mission R features the latest components from MissionEVT, the EV powertrain technology arm of Mission Motors. MissionEVT components are powerful, intelligent, and efficient. The Mission R packs 14.4 kWh and 141 horsepower in a package smaller than a modern 600cc sportbike. The liquid-cooled 3-phase AC Induction motor creates 115 ft-lbs of torque at the crank from 0 to 6400 RPM, propelling the Mission R to a top speed of over 160mph in a single gear. The MissionEVT 100kW motor controller, with customizable regenerative braking maps and throttle maps, allows the rider to tune the bike to his or her preferences.

The Mission R chassis, designed by James Parker, features an entirely new design for integrating and balancing the weight and volume of a large EV battery pack into a motorcycle chassis. The chassis is wrapped in a new and aerodynamic industrial design by Tim Prentice of Motonium, with a small frontal-area and aggressive ergonomics.

The Mission R will hit the track in early 2011 and will compete in the TTXGP racing series along with other races, events, and demonstrations.

“Racing is in our DNA,” West said. “Mission Motors participated in the historic first Isle of Man TTXGP in 2009. Later that year, we went to the Bonneville Salt Flats and set an AMA Speed Record for electric motorcycles in 2009. With the help of our sponsors, including Texas Instruments and Pectel/Cosworth, we are excited to be returning to the track in 2011 with the phenomenal Mission R. The crucible of the racing circuit is one of the key ways we advance our technology. Pushing the envelope for what is possible with electric drive shapes not only the future of motorsports, but the future of transportation.”

Learn more about Mission Motors and the Mission R at http://RideMission.com.

About Mission Motors

Mission Motors is an electric vehicle company creating the most advanced production electric motorcycle in the world while developing leading EV powertrain technology through its MissionEVT division.  Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company’s elite team of engineers draw from expertise in the powersports, automotive, robotics, battery and software industries to develop technologies that maximize the potential of the electric drivetrain.  The concept is simple: Redefine the world of electric vehicle performance.

SOURCE: Mission Motors

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Autodesk Software Helps Enable Cost-Effective Electric Bike Design at Pi Mobility

Digital Prototyping Puts Clean Tech Company on Path to Profitability While It Produces a Green Transportation Alternative

LAS VEGAS, NV – December 1, 2010 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has named Pi Mobility as the Autodesk Inventor of the Month for December for using Autodesk software to more efficiently design the Pi Cycle, a new generation of sturdy, long-lasting electric bicycles.

In the early stages of design, Pi Mobility used Autodesk Inventor software to produce a 3D digital prototype of the Pi Cycle that showed that by increasing the diameter of the bike’s tube by a half an inch, the company could immediately save $335,000. Extrapolated over several years, this discovery translates into seven figures worth of cost savings — a discovery that puts Pi Mobility on track to achieve profitability a full year ahead of schedule.

“We can form a tube in about 30 seconds, and with the help of Autodesk software, changes to the design can be embedded very quickly,” said Marcus Hays, CEO of Pi Mobility. “Our manufacturing method offers very rapid scale at very competitive prices, but it also reduces the required labor to a fraction of more traditional electric bikes.”

The Pi Cycle’s single, arched tube of recycled aluminum is the key to its strength, providing a frame that eliminates the need to cobble together multiple plastic components that are prone to breakage. In addition to giving the Pi Cycle an iconic and instantly recognizable shape, the arch provides a durability that ensures the bike will last over the long haul — helping increase the viability of electric bikes as a sustainable transportation option.

The Pi Cycle has a miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) of roughly 1,250 miles, which makes its unique hybrid of human and electric power 20 to 30 times more efficient than a conventional car or motorcycle running on fossil fuel. In addition, the recycled aluminum tube that makes up its frame requires just one-thirteenth the amount of electricity to produce when compared to virgin aluminum, further reducing environmental impact.

Digital Prototyping Optimizes Design Process

Pi Mobility is also a member of the Autodesk Clean Tech Partner Program, which provides software for emerging clean tech companies in North America and Europe. The Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping — including Autodesk Vault, Autodesk Alias Design, and Autodesk Showcase, as well as Inventor — helped the company to rapidly explore different materials and iteration choices to optimize the design of the Pi Cycle.

Thanks to the less labor-intensive design and associated cost savings of the single tube, the company is able to maintain high-quality production of its Pi Cycles in the United States — rather than sending the work overseas, where most electric bikes are produced — and still be profitable.

“Clean tech companies like Pi Mobility need to take a great idea and make it a reality—quickly and cost effectively,” said Robert “Buzz” Kross, senior vice president, Manufacturing Industry Group at Autodesk. “With Digital Prototyping, they can do just that: save time and money, build better products, and beat the competition to market.”

About the Autodesk Inventor of the Month Program

Each month, Autodesk selects an Inventor of the Month from the users of Autodesk Inventor software, which takes manufacturers beyond 3D to Digital Prototyping. Winners are chosen for engineering excellence and groundbreaking innovation. For more information about Autodesk Inventor of the Month, contact us at IOM@autodesk.com.

About the Clean Tech Partner Program

The Autodesk Clean Tech Partner Program supports early-stage clean technology companies by providing design and engineering software that accelerates their development of solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Clean tech companies in North America and Europe who can benefit from Autodesk solutions for Digital Prototyping are invited to apply to receive up to $150,000* worth of software for only $50. Access to a collection of Autodesk industry-leading software applications includes up to five licenses of AutoCAD Inventor Professional Suite, Autodesk Showcase, Autodesk Vault Professional, Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Alias Design, Autodesk Algor Simulation and Autodesk Inventor Publisher software. For additional information, visit http://www.autodesk.com/cleantech.

About Pi Mobility

Headquartered in Sausalito, California, Pi Mobility has been developing electric bicycles since 2000, providing an earth-friendly mode of personal mobility that reduces dependence on automobiles. For additional information, visit http://pimobility.com.

About Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc., is a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. Customers across the manufacturing, architecture, building, construction, and media and entertainment industries — including the last 15 Academy Award winners for Best Visual Effects — use Autodesk software to design, visualize and simulate their ideas. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk continues to develop the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art software for global markets. For additional information about Autodesk, visit www.autodesk.com.

An interview with Pi Mobility is available on the Autodesk YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU-CRpyQpec.

*Value is based on up to five commercial licenses of each application.

Autodesk, AutoCAD, Alias, Algor, Autodesk Inventor, Inventor and Showcase are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. Academy Award is a registered trademark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product and services offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document. © 2010 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.

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SCHEDULEPOWER²™ 30 Day free Trial for Microsoft Excel Users!

ZEPHYR COVE, NV – November 11, 2010 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – MotoAdvisor, Inc™, the market leader in service scheduling is offering powersports service departments currently using Microsoft Excel as a service scheduling or technician performance tool, a 30 day risk free trial of SCHEDULEPOWER²™.

To receive your free trial worth $149, dealership service managers or owners must contact MotoAdvisor to schedule a preview of SCHEDULEPOWER². Dealerships will also be required to provide the Excel worksheet they are currently using. After receiving the work sheet the dealership will receive a monthly trial with multiple logins to their bona fide secure SCHEDULEPOWER² site, with free online remote training and support during the trial, valued at $750.

Josiah Taulbee, Dealer Development Director for SCHEDULEPOWER² says, “The hardest step to implementing any application, even it if makes your job easier, is being organized enough to actually execute it. Service departments are traditionally reactive, not proactive, so taking a broken process and fixing it with software still requires some organization. MotoAdvisor has found through surveys and our customer’s experiences that service departments using Microsoft Excel have a noticeably easier time with SP2 implementation. In fact, service departments using Excel are able to implement our simple to use, well proven application in less than a week because Excel users have already taken the first step of organizing their work load. They very quickly adapt to the features in SCHEDULEPOWER² that make their daily responsibility easier and more productive.”

MotoAdvisor would like to offer these proactive shops the natural next step in maximizing the potential of their service department. With the free trial these dealerships can experience SCHEDULEPOWER² firsthand and see how it helps service improve their profits and productivity by more than 30%! This easy to use application is a must have for service departments who have the desire to keep things organized, improve customer service and seek new service business.  Trial users will have a chance to experience the Appointment & Time Manager, the CallBank™ Customer Manager, Automated Appointment Reminders, the TimeMachine™ Time Ticket Processor and the PerformanceDashboard. All these features in one revolutionary application make SCHEDULEPOWER² the leader in service scheduling.

MotoAdvisor encourages dealerships to setup their initial preview by contacting Josiah Taulbee directly at (800) 988-5169 ext 3, or by emailing jt@motoadvisor.com. The free trial is a limited offer and dealership must contact MotoAdvisor by December 3^rd.

About MotoAdvisor, Inc.
Founded in 2005, MotoAdvisor Inc. works with dealers and industry consultants to provide service software solutions that meet the needs of powersports dealerships. MotoAdvisor is comprised of a talented team of service department experts with 38 years of cumulative industry experience. MotoAdvisor has launched the latest version of SchedulePower²™, a software time management system designed to improve your dealership’s service department.

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